Travel RN - Med/Surg Tele

Travel RN - Med/Surg Tele

American Traveler

Longmont, Colorado, United States

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

$1,999.66/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Med/Surg/Tele RN for a night shift position requiring NIHSS competency and a CO or compact RN license.

Details

• Acute care Med/Surg & Tele unit with 36 beds in a Level 3 trauma facility
• Patient ratio of 1:4 with nurse aide support at 1:5
• Common diagnoses include CHF, hypertension, chest pain work-ups, COPD exacerbations, asthma, pneumonia, pancreatitis, bowel obstructions, GI bleeding, and acute renal failure
• Night shift, 12-hour shifts
• Self-scheduling with block scheduling options
• Weekend requirement of 6-9 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule
• Holiday coverage required
• Floating required and determined by facility need, with possible float within Zone 3 for extreme need
• Call or standby requirements determined by facility management
• Uses EPIC EMR
• RT equipment on unit includes CPAP, BiPAP, high flow, and ventilators
• No dedicated tele/monitor techs; RNs must read and interpret their own telemetry strips
• Charge nurse available and may take a patient assignment

Requirements

• Active CO or Compact (NLC) RN license required
• Current BLS and ACLS certification (AHA)
• Minimum 2 years of recent experience required
• NIHSS competency required
• Must be comfortable titrating drips including analgesics, anticoagulants, and antihypertensives
• Must be comfortable reading telemetry strips and escalating concerns to a physician
• Driver's license copy required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care on a busy Med/Surg/Tele unit with a mix of cardiac, respiratory, and GI patient populations
• Collaborate with charge nurse and care team to manage patient assignments
• Clinicians should plan to be in-state for orientation week even if initial modules are completed remotely
• Must reside at least 60 miles from the facility
• First-time travelers may be considered